{"id":5918,"date":"2026-06-05T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&#038;p=5918"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:13:06","slug":"year-7-2026-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/year-7-2026-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 7 &#8211; 2026 Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5 June 2026<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parents\/Carers<\/p>\n<p>NSW Health will offer the following vaccinations to Year 7 students at our College:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) on 26 June 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) on 20 November 2026<\/p>\n<p>If your child is in Year 7 you can provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations. Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How to provide consent:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To complete online consent for your child\u2019s school vaccinations, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.health.nsw.gov.au\/engage\"><strong>https:\/\/engage.health.nsw.gov.au\/engage<\/strong><\/a> and login using your ServiceNSW details. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver\u2019s licence. Refer to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/services\/myservicensw-account\/how-to-create-an-account\"> Service NSW<\/a> to create an account if you don\u2019t already have one.<\/li>\n<li>Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Read a step-by-step<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-english.pdf\"> guide on how to provide consent online<\/a>. Translated guides are available in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-arabic.pdf\"> Arabic<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-korean.pdf\"> Korean<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-chinese-simplified.pdf\"> Simplified Chinese<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-traditional-chinese.pdf\"> Traditional Chinese<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/factsheets\/online-consent-school-vaccination-vietnamese.pdf\"> Vietnamese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you or your child does not have a Medicare card or access, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form. Please contact the office if you require a paper form.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of providing consent online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easily update your child\u2019s details<\/li>\n<li>Receive SMS and\/or email notifications when vaccinations are given<\/li>\n<li>Faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/schoolvaccination\"> www.health.nsw.gov.au\/schoolvaccination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you require information in your language, please visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/school_vaccination_language.aspx\"> www.health.nsw.gov.au\/immunisation\/Pages\/school_vaccination_language.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<\/p>\n<p>Ms Melinda Alvarez <br \/>\n<strong>Assistant Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the Assistant Principal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-5918","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}